JPH11137811A - Recording media for gaming machines and gaming machines - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] It is an object to reduce the number of steps of a game program required for changing a model and to easily prepare various manuals related to the game program. The game machine includes a plurality of program modules that divide a game program of a game machine for each function. The program module is divided into a common program module common to the model of the game machine and a specific model of the game machine. For a gaming machine, wherein the common program module is configured to be addressed before the non-common program module in each of the game programs of each model of the gaming machine. It is a gaming machine provided with a storage medium.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium for a game machine storing a game program and a game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional ball game machine converts a data of a control program into a module corresponding to a function corresponding to a game state and converts it into a command. Even if it is said to be a program module, the form of the program module may be different for each model. For example, a credit machine (hereinafter referred to as CR) which starts a game by inserting a credit card and reading it with a card reader machine. (Hereinafter referred to as "cash machine") and those that start the game by putting cash (hereinafter referred to as "cash machine") have independently created their own game programs and independently made program modules.

For this reason, when a game program is changed from one model (for example, a CR machine) to another model (for example, a cash machine), a great number of man-hours for the game program are required. For example, when a game program is changed from a CR machine to a cash machine, a program or the like unique to the CR machine must be changed or deleted, and it is necessary to perform a serious work of largely modifying an address. In addition, there was a problem that many bugs occurred due to this. The manual of the game program to be submitted to the accredited testing institution of the gaming machine, for example, the HSRC, may be several hundred pages, and the work of changing the address has required much labor. Further, for example, if the addresses are different even for a game program of the same model, it is necessary to largely rewrite the instruction manual, and the operation of creating the instruction manual is complicated.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of steps of a game program required for changing a model and to easily prepare various manuals related to the game program.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 has been made, and comprises a plurality of program modules in which game contents of a game machine are divided for each function,
The program module is separated into a common program module common to the model of the gaming machine and a non-common program module specific to a specific model of the gaming machine, and the common program module is separated from the non-common program module. This is a computer-readable recording medium for a gaming machine in which a gaming program which has been previously addressed and recorded is recorded. Thus, when a game program of one model is changed to a game program of another model, it is only necessary to change, add or delete a non-common program module, and it is not necessary to change the address of the common program module. Or, only the minor change of the address.

[0006] Addressing here means setting an address of a game program. It is characterized in that after a common program module is addressed, a non-common program module is addressed. The address may be either an indirect address or a direct address. Further, either a relative address or an absolute address may be used. In particular,
In the program list, the statement number (or line number) of the program of the non-common module is set to come later (usually, the statement number becomes larger). That is, when coding the source program of each game program,
To place non-common program modules after common program modules.

[0007] The common program module referred to here includes, for example, in the case of a first-class pachinko machine, a program module relating to an initial setting process, a symbol variation process, a time saving process, a big hit determination process, and a big hit process. To illustrate these processes, the initial setting process refers to a process of setting a counter, a timer, and the like to initial values. The symbol variation process is a process of varying and stopping a special symbol or a normal symbol due to the establishment of a predetermined variation condition. The time-saving process is performed in the fever machine due to a big hit or a predetermined time reduction condition, so that the lottery time of the ordinary symbol display device (mini digital) is greatly shortened, and as a result, the electric tulip opens well. And a process that improves the holding of the ball. The jackpot determination process refers to a process of determining whether or not the stop symbol of the special symbol determined according to the symbol variation process described above has a predetermined display mode. Specifically,
It means to draw a big hit symbol. The jackpot process is a process in which a so-called attacker opens to pick up a game ball and obtain a large number of winning balls.

The non-common program module includes a CR machine program module specific to a CR machine of a ball and ball game machine. By this CR machine program module, when a big hit with a certain special symbol, it enters the probability fluctuation state, during high probability, the symbol fluctuation time of the special symbol is shortened, and the probability that the special symbol becomes a big hit symbol is set high As a result, the probability of a small hit is improved, the lottery time of the small digital is reduced, and the open time of the electric tulip is extended.
For this reason, the CR machine has a parameter (data table) for the normal fluctuation processing and a parameter (data table) for the high probability medium fluctuation processing, and the hit value of the big hit determination processing differs between the normal time and the high probability time. I have. Note that the non-common program module may have a single configuration of the high probability variation process and the high probability determination process, or may be combined with another program module, and various modifications can be made.

[0009] The recording medium mentioned here is typically a ROM, but may also be a RAM, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk, a DVD, a CD-RO.
M, etc., and either a main storage medium or an auxiliary storage medium may be used.

[0010] The game machines referred to here include various types such as ball-and-ball game machines, home game machines, and arcade game machines. Generally, this ball game machine includes a CR machine, a cash machine (a normal machine, a time reduction machine,
Probability variation machine). When the time reduction machine is a big hit with a specific symbol, the lottery time of the normal symbol display device (small digital) is shortened, the ordinary electric auditorium is frequently opened, and the small hit probability is generally high. The probability variation machine, when a big hit with a specific symbol (special symbol display device), enters a probability variation state, the hit probability of the ordinary symbol display device (small digital) is improved, and the ordinary electric accessory attached to the starting device is frequently used. With opening, the fluctuation time of the special symbol is shortened and the probability of big hit is increased. Further, from other viewpoints, according to the regulations on customs business and the law enforcement concerning the aptitude of business, etc., various models such as fever machines (class 1), right-handed goods, arrange balls, general electric utilities, etc. Are divided into

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium for a gaming machine according to the first aspect, when the same gaming program functions as a different program module due to a different data table, the gaming machine is identified. Computer-readable recording of data having a structure in which a non-common data table specific to the model of the game machine is located behind the address of the common data table common to the model of the game machine; Medium. This achieves the same object as the first aspect. In the above example, in the data table of the CR machine, the parameters (data table) of the normal fluctuation processing are used.
Is followed by a parameter (data table) for the high probability medium fluctuation processing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine utilizing a computer, a plurality of program modules obtained by dividing the game content of the gaming machine for each function are combined with a common program module common to the model of the gaming machine. A first storage unit that separates the common program module into non-common program modules specific to a specific model of the gaming machine, and addresses and stores the common program module before the non-common program module; And a second storage means having a data table including data specific to the model. Thus, the object can be achieved as in the first aspect.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A so-called ball game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention has a prepaid card unit 22 (see FIG. 1), and a game is started by inserting a card (not shown). The structure of a pachinko machine of the type called a CR machine will be described with reference to FIGS. The CR machine according to the present embodiment includes a predetermined type of 3
The special symbol display is changed and stopped on the special symbol display device 33 (see FIG. 2), and among the stopped symbols, the big hit symbols (specific display modes) are "000" to "999". Other special symbols are off. this house,
Because the special symbol (special display mode) that caused the probability variation symbol was 1,3,5,7,9,
The judgment probability that the special symbol display device 33 displays the hit / miss is 10 times higher than the normal probability (1/250) (1/2).
5). On the other hand, when a large hit other than the above-mentioned probability variation symbol is made during the high probability, the judgment probability is changed to the normal probability (1/25).
Return to 0). In some cases, a high probability continuation restriction condition (a so-called limiter) is provided. When the continuation restriction condition is satisfied during the continuation of the high probability, the high probability (1/25) may be forcibly set to the normal probability (1/250).
The type of the probability fluctuation continuation number of one time (so-called one loop type), the type of the probability fluctuation continuation number of two times (so-called two-loop type), the one of the probability fluctuation continuation number of one and the probability fluctuation continuation number of two are mixed. It is also applicable to various types such as types. Usually, when entering the probability fluctuation state, the fluctuation time of the special symbol is reduced. Furthermore, this pachinko machine 1
Is the first class from the game content (fever machine, seven machine)
It is classified into a type called a model. The relationship between the common program module and the non-common program module, which is a feature of the present embodiment, will be described later. First, the general configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described.

The surface structure of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. A glass frame 2 having a glass plate fitted on the back surface is pivotally mounted on a front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable by a locking device 5. The front frame 3 is pivotally attached to the main body frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. Below the front frame 3, an upper plate 6 and a lower plate 7 are arranged. The upper plate 6 and the lower plate 7 are respectively provided with outlets 6a and 7a for discharging game balls from inside the pachinko machine 1, respectively. The upper plate 6 is provided with a speaker surface 8 composed of a plurality of long holes, and a speaker 9 for generating a sound effect according to a game state is mounted on the back side thereof. On the back side of the lower plate 7, a firing handle 11 for operating a firing device unit 117 (see FIG. 5) for firing game balls supplied from the upper plate 6 to the game area 25 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Is provided. The firing handle 11 is provided with a touch switch 11a for detecting that the player is touching.
Is provided with a fire stop switch 11b for temporarily instructing a stop of the fire. At the upper end of the body frame 4, frame decoration lamps 12, 13, 14, and 15 are provided, and a frame decoration lamp substrate 16 is installed corresponding to these lamps.
On the upper left side of them, an award ball display LED 17 and an award ball display L
On the upper right side of the ED board 18, a stop display LED 19 and a stop display LED board 20 are provided. A volume switch board 21 is provided on the left rear side of the speaker surface 8. Further, a prepaid card unit 22 is mounted on the left side of the pachinko machine 1. The prepaid card unit 22 includes a prepaid card insertion slot 22a, a card unit lock 22b, and a card use display lamp 22c indicating a state in which the card can be used. When a lending ball is played by the prepaid card and the card is used up, Approximately 1/3 is ejected from the prepaid card insertion slot 22a. In a cash machine (not shown), a ball lending machine (not shown) is attached in place of the prepaid card unit 22.

The structure of the game board 24 shown in FIG. 2 will be described.
At the center of the game area 25 of the game board 24, a center role 26 formed of a large frame is provided. The center character 26 is provided with a normal symbol display device 27 in the upper center, a left passage opening 28 and a right passage opening 29 on both sides thereof, and a left ordinary symbol operation gate 30 and a right ordinary symbol operation gate 31 on both left and right sides. . A special symbol display device 33 including a 10-inch liquid crystal display panel 32 is provided in the opening of the center role object 26. The liquid crystal display panel 32 includes a left symbol display area 34, a middle symbol display area 35, and a right symbol display area 36. A left passage exit 37 and a right passage exit 38 are provided on both left and right lower sides of the center role 26. A large winning device 40 which is also called an attacker and operates as a condition device is provided in a lower central portion of the center role object 26. The big winning device 40 has a first kind opening (ordinary electric accessory) 41 in the upper center and a big winning opening opening / closing shutter 39, a specific area opening / closing shutter 42, a specific area 4 below it.
3, a specific area outside area 44, and a special winning opening 45. In the special game state, the special winning opening opening / closing shutter 39
When one winning ball enters the specific region 43, the specific region opening / closing shutter 42 closes, and the other winning balls are guided to the region 44 outside the specific region. When the number of balls entering the special winning opening 45 reaches nine, or when the opening time of the special winning opening opening / closing shutter 39 reaches about 30 seconds, the special winning opening opening / closing shutter 39 closes. On the left and right sides thereof, a lower left winning opening 46 and a lower right winning opening 47 are provided. A left winning port 48 and a right winning port 49 are provided on the left and right of the upper portion of the big winning device 40. An out mouth 50, an out ornament 51, and a back ball prevention member 52 are provided in a lower area of the big winning device 40. An outer rail 53, an inner rail 54 that defines the game area 25,
The game board 24 has a foul ball preventing member 55 and a return rubber 56.
It is provided in.

Various boards mounted on the game board 24 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. Special design hold display LED 57 and normal design hold display LED on the inside of center role 26
The display frame 59 includes a normal symbol display device substrate 59 having a display frame 58, a display frame upper left lamp substrate 61 having a display frame upper left lamp 60, a display frame upper right lamp substrate 63 having a display frame upper right lamp 62, and a display frame left LED 64. Left LED board 65, display frame right LE
A display frame right LED board 67 having D66 is provided.
In addition, a lower left winning opening LED board 69 provided with a lower left winning opening LED 68 and a lower right winning opening LED board 71 provided with a lower right winning opening LED 70 are provided inside the big winning device 40. Left winning opening LED provided with left winning opening LED 72 inside the left winning opening 48
A substrate 73 is provided. A right winning opening LED board 75 having a right winning opening LED 74 is provided inside the right winning opening 49.

The ball path on the back side of the game board 24 and the arrangement of switches and the like will be described with reference to FIG. In the center of the game board 24, a center hole through hole 76 for mounting a central role, and right and left sides of the through hole 76 for mounting a right winning opening and a through hole 78 for mounting a left winning opening,
Under the winning holes 79 are provided through holes 79 for mounting a special winning opening. On the right and left sides of the back of the center accessory 26, a right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 80 and a left normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 81 are provided. A first-class starting port (normally an electric accessory) in the center upper part on the back side of the big winning device 40
A solenoid 82, a first-class start-up (normal electric accessory) prize detection switch 83 below, a large prize opening solenoid 84, a specific area opening / closing solenoid 85, and a large prize opening solenoid 84 on the left and right sides on the back side of the large prize device 40. A count detection switch 86 is provided on the right side, and a count detection and specific area passage detection switch 87 is provided on the left side of the specific area opening / closing solenoid 85. Below the back side of the game board 24, a safe ball collecting gutter 88 and an out ball collecting gutter 89 are provided.
Winning ball discharge solenoid 9 at the lower end of safe ball collecting gutter 88
0, a winning ball detecting lever 91 and a winning ball detecting switch 92 are provided.

The backside structure of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The front frame 3 is supported on the body frame 4 by a hinge 100 so as to be freely opened and closed. Game board 2 on the front side of front frame 3
4 is detachably fixed. Hinge 1 on front frame 3
Reference numeral 01 indicates that the mechanism panel 102 is detachably fixed.
On the upper left side of the hinge 101, a prize ball tank 104 provided with a tank ball out detection switch 103 and a tank rail 105 are provided. A ball release lever 106 is provided at the right end of the tank rail 105, a supply ball out detection switch 107 is provided below the lever, and a prize ball payout device 108 is provided below the switch 107. Distribution unit 109 below prize ball dispensing device 108
Is provided. A back cover 110 storing the special symbol display device 33 below the tank rail 105,
Each of the main substrates 111 is provided below. Main board 1
A back pack 112 is provided below 11. On the left side of the main board 111, a launching device control board 113, a touch sensitivity adjustment knob 114, a ball flying strength adjustment knob 115, and a launch control collective relay board 116 are provided. Mechanical panel 1
A launch device unit 117 is provided on the lower left side of the device 02. A frame control board 119 having a frame status display 118 is provided on the right side of the mechanism panel 102. Frame status display 11
Numeral 8 indicates, using a 7-segment LED display, a clogged supply ball, a lower tray full, an abnormality in the main power supply, a stop of firing, an abnormality in main board communication, an abnormality in the prize ball motor and the like. A fuse box 12 is provided at the upper right end of the mechanical panel 102.
0, power switch 121, power terminal board 122,
And a terminal board 1 having an external connection terminal for a gaming machine frame such as a jackpot, a launch device control, a ball cut, a door open, a prize ball, and a ball rental.
23 are provided. A connection cable 124 extends upward from the frame control board 119 and is connected to the pre-paid card unit 22 having a power cable 125.
A ball passage member 126 for a lower plate is provided below the mechanism panel 102.

The electronic control unit 130 of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The electronic control unit 130
The main control unit 140 includes a main control unit 140 provided on the main board 111, a frame control unit 150 provided on the frame control board 119, and a special symbol control unit 160 that performs one-way communication with the main control unit 140. The main control unit 140 has an 8-bit processing capacity, and the CPU 141, the RAM 142, the ROM 143, the input / output interface 144, and the counter 146
45, and are connected to each other by the pachinko machine 1
Is responsible for the game. The counter 146 has a count value that repeatedly changes in ascending order from 0 to 249 every minute time. At normal times, the big hit count value is only “7”, and when the probability is high, “1”, “3”,
“7”, “9”, “11”, “13”, “17”, “1”
The hit count values are "9", "21", and "23".
Therefore, the jackpot probability differs depending on whether or not the special symbol (special display mode) is the cause of the probability variation symbol. The jackpot probability at normal time is 1/250, and the jackpot probability at high probability is
It is set to 1/25. The terminal board 123 has a touch switch 11a, a firing stop switch 11b, a right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch 80 for detecting a ball entering the right ordinary symbol operation gate 31, and a left side detecting a ball entry for the left ordinary symbol operation gate 30. The ordinary symbol operation gate passage detection switch 81, the count detection switch 86 for detecting a winning ball guided to a specific area among the winning balls to the special winning opening 45, and entering a specific area among the entering balls to the special winning opening 45 A count detection and specific area passage detection switch 87 for detecting a game ball, a volume switch 93 for changing the resilience of a game ball in the firing device unit 117 according to the amount of rotation of the firing handle 11, a tank ball out detection switch 103. And a supply ball out detection switch 107 are connected to each other.
The output terminal of the terminal board 123 is connected to the input / output interface 144 of the main control unit 140. The first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 83 and the winning ball detection switch 92 are connected to the input / output interface 144, and the winning ball detection switch 92 is also connected to the frame control unit 150. The frame control unit 150 has a one-chip microcomputer (details not shown) configured to include a logical operation circuit having a processing capacity of 4 bits, and has an input terminal connected to the input / output interface 144 and an output thereof. The terminals are frame decorative lamp substrate 16, various lamp substrates 61 and 63,
Various LED substrates 18, 20, 65, 67, 69, 71, 7
3, 75, a volume switch board 21, a normal symbol display board 59, various solenoids 82, 84, 85, a winning ball discharging solenoid 90, a sound generator 94, a winning ball payout device 108, and a launch device control board 113. .
Further, the input / output interface 144 of the main controller 140 is also connected to the power terminal board 122 and the special symbol controller 160. Since the configuration of a power supply circuit for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 1 is well known, illustration and description thereof are omitted.

The main control unit 140 includes a first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 83, a count detection switch 86, a count detection and a specific area passage detection switch 87.
Based on the detection results such as the above, a game state such as a win / fail determination is determined, and an instruction such as a special symbol or background to be displayed on the special symbol display device 33 is transmitted to the special symbol control unit 160 one by one.

From the main control unit 140 to the frame control unit 150,
Special symbol fluctuation / stop mode, presence / absence of reach, reach mode (type, full rotation, frame feed, reverse, pattern enlargement / reduction, etc.), special game, and game mode (probability fluctuation, time reduction, etc.) Various signals are output according to the game mode. This allows
Various lamps such as the frame decoration lamp board 16 and the sound generator 94 are controlled by the frame control unit 150.

The special symbol control section 160 shown in FIG. 7 will be described. The special symbol control unit 160 includes a CPU 161 and a RAM 16
2, ROM 163, input / output port 164, VDP (Vide
o Display Processor) 165, a bus 166 interconnecting them, and a D receiving an output signal from the VDP 165.
It comprises an output port 168 for a liquid crystal display panel for outputting signals from the / A converter 167 and the D / A converter 167 to the special symbol display device 33. The special symbol control unit 160 is a RAM 1 that can be accessed for symbol determination, reach determination, and the like.
62.

The address map of the main control unit 140 is shown in FIG.
The work area (0000H to 00A4H) and the free area (00
A5H to 00ECH), stack area (00EDH to 00FFH), free area (0100H to 0FFFH), internal register area (1000H to 103F)
H), free area (1040H to 2077H), port A area (2078
H), Port B area (2079H), Port C area (207A
H), port D area (207BH), port E area (207C
H), port F area (207DH), port G area (207E)
H), free area (207FH to 20F7H), port H area (20F8
H), free space (20F9H to 7FFFH), free space (8000H to DF
FFH), program management area (E000H to E0FFH), model I
D area (E100H to E15FH), free area (E16DH to E1FFH),
Data area (E200H to EAF5H), free area (EAF6H to EDFF)
H), control area (EE00H to F7DDH), free area (F7D1H to FF)
8FH) and a vector area (FFC0H to FFFFH). The RAM 14 serves as a work area and a stack area.
2. ROM 143 as data area and control area,
Input / output I / O 144 corresponds to ports A to H.
In the data area described above, various parameters (data table) necessary for operating the pachinko machine 1, for example, fixed data such as a fluctuation time of each symbol, a sound generation pattern, and a probability set value shown in FIG. Is stored. In the above-described control area, a game program mainly controlling a game is stored.

The data area shown in FIG. 8 (E200H to EAF5H)
The special symbol fluctuation time table at normal time, the normal symbol fluctuation time table at normal time, the normal electric auditorium opening time table at normal time, the normal electric auditors opening time table at medium time or high probability, A normal symbol variation time table for medium or high probability and a special symbol variation time table for high probability are included and stored. It is characterized in that the special symbol variation time table at the time of high probability peculiar to the CR machine is addressed after the table common to the models. In addition, about the above-mentioned ordinary electric accessory opening time table at the time of high probability during the time saving, and the ordinary symbol variation time table at the time of high probability during the time saving,
Although not used in the present embodiment, it is stored in advance so that it can be commonly applied to models related to time reduction, such as a time-saving CR machine and a time-saving cash machine. Therefore, the specification can be easily changed. The specification change will be described later.

The feature of the structure of the source program list of the game program shown in FIG. 10A is that a plurality of modules can be called from the main module of the main program, and the plurality of modules are common. The module is separated into a module and a non-common module, and further, the non-common module is arranged in an addressable manner after the common module. That is, the statement number of the non-common module program is set later (the number is increased) than the statement number (or line number) of the source program of the common module. The same applies to the object program list. However, the game program of the first comparative example in FIG. 10B has a non-common module mixed in the common module, and the game program of the second comparative example in FIG. The non-common module is placed before the common module, and when the address of the non-common module is deleted or changed, the common module and the non-common module have the addresses related to each other. Of the game program, such as editing of a sentence number, and the operation of creating a manual become very complicated. However, in the present embodiment, since the position of the non-common module in the game program comes after the common module, the change of the program from the CR machine to the cash machine does not change the address of the common module, and changes the non-common module. Only a few revisions are required, making it easier to change the program.

The outline of the game contents of the pachinko machine 1 is as follows. When the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 33 stops at a specific symbol, so-called probability fluctuation is entered, and the jackpot probability is increased by a factor of 10 to continue the jackpot. The nature increases. Also,
At the time of the big hit, the big winning opening 45 is opened 16 times at one time, while at the time of the small hit, the first kind starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 41 is opened for a predetermined time. Therefore, it can be said that the ball has explosive power. In this embodiment, the time saving function is not provided, but if necessary, the probability that the ordinary symbol displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 27 stops at a specific symbol (small hit probability) increases, and the lottery time of the ordinary symbol is reduced. Then, the opening time of the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 41 can be extended, and in this case, the holding of the ball is improved.

Hereinafter, a flowchart of a main game program (user program) executed by the main control unit 140 will be described with reference to FIG. This is a part of the game program for controlling the game stored in the ROM 143 of the main control unit 140, and is executed by the CPU 141 by temporarily storing necessary information in the RAM 142, and the like. 3 shows the flow of the processing. Also, each step is programmed to call a plurality of modules.

The main program includes a CPU system reset (when power is turned on), a user reset (every 2.00 ms),
The following processing is performed using the timer output compare 1 interrupt (every 1.000 ms). The processing at the system reset includes, for example, initializing the work area and updating non-constant random numbers. The processing at the time of user reset includes updating of a constant speed random number, reading of an input signal, special symbol display device-related processing, first type special electric accessory-related processing, ordinary symbol display device-related processing, and ordinary electric accessory-related processing. , Time management, sound effect data creation, lamp, LED data creation / output, LCD control data creation, information signal creation / output, prize ball processing, processing, non-constant random number update, etc. Further, in the process of the timer output compare 1 interrupt, LCD control data output, LED data output, sound effect data output, and the like are performed. Regarding the interrupt, there is a system reset (vector address: FFFEH, FFFFH) as an interrupt used or started in the present system and a reset. This is activated when the power is turned on and when the signal obtained from the ICLK terminal or E terminal of the CPU is abnormal.After the reset terminal becomes inactive, the CPU initialization and security check are performed, and then the main game program The processing is executed from the start address (EE00H). In addition, there is a user reset (vector address: FFFEH, FFFFH), which is performed by the ICP (address: E
By setting 02H in (D10H), an interval reset reference signal having a period of 2.000 ms can be obtained from the ICLK terminal of the CPU. It is activated every 2.000 ms by a user reset signal obtained by combining this signal and a signal obtained by dividing the E clock by 1 / 16.After a dummy cycle after the user reset signal becomes inactive, the main module The processing is executed from the start address (EE00H).

First, it is determined whether the power-on check flag is normal (step S1). If the determination is affirmative, the first timer interrupt timing is set (step S2),
Port output (step S3), sound effect data is created (step S4), lamp output data is created (step S5), and LED output data is created (step S5).
6) Create an information signal (step S7), update the constant velocity random number (step S8), perform switch input processing (step S9), monitor a winning ball (step S10), and create a winning ball signal. (Step S11), the non-uniform random number is updated (Step S12). Monitor errors (step S
13).

Next, it is determined whether an error is occurring (step S14). If a negative determination is made here, the special symbol variation management is performed (step S15), the operation of the first-class special motorized accessory is managed (step S16), the normal symbol variation management is performed (step S17), and the normal motorized accessory is controlled. (Step S1)
8) Control of the special winning opening (step S19), control of the turntable motor (step S20), and decrement the timer (step S21). After step S21 or when a positive determination is made in step S14, an LCD control command is created (step S22). If a negative determination is made in step S1, the work area is initialized and power-on settings are made (step S23). After S22 or S23,
The process of updating the non-constant random number (step S24) is repeatedly executed.

The above steps will be described. Step S
In step 4, music and voice data are created according to the game state. In step S5, data such as blinking of a lamp according to the game state is created. In step S6, LED data such as data for displaying a normal symbol and the number of normal design operation reserved balls and data for displaying the special symbol operation reserved ball count is created. In step S7, data necessary for outputting information to other control units (the frame control unit 150, the special symbol control unit 160, and the like) is created. In step S8, a random symbol random number memory (not shown) and a general-purpose counter memory (not shown) in the RAM 142 are updated. In step S9, reading of various detection switches is performed. That is, various signals such as a firing stop detection signal, a touch detection signal, a volume detection signal, a count detection signal, a specific area passage detection signal, and a normal symbol operation gate detection signal are taken into the main control unit 140 via the terminal board 123,
In addition, the first-class starting port (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 8
3 and a winning ball detection signal from the winning ball detection switch 92 are fetched. In steps S10 and S11, creation and output of data related to the payout of prize balls are performed. In steps S12 and S24, the off-normal symbol random number memory (not shown) is updated.
In steps S13 and S14, abnormalities (ball clogging, disconnection, etc.) are detected. In steps S15 and S16, data processing for displaying a special symbol is performed, and command data for instructing a special symbol or background to be displayed is transmitted to the special symbol control unit 160 one by one. That is, a program module (not shown) using the special symbol processing number memory
Is performed, and each program module is appropriately selected and executed according to a game state. When the jackpot or out-of-reach mode is executed, a program module relating to the reach is selected.
It is set as appropriate so that the reliability numbers for the big hits are not equal. The fluctuation time of the special symbol is a normal state, a high probability state, when the number of holdings displayed on the normal symbol holding display LED 58 is a predetermined value (for example, 4) (when the time saving function is provided,
(Variable time shortened state, etc.), and the variable time control is performed according to various states. When the symbols are fixedly displayed, a special symbol determination job is executed, and the special symbols are fixedly displayed on the special symbol display device 33 in the order of left, right, and middle each time a predetermined time elapses. . Various modes, such as high-speed fluctuation, frame feed, and reverse movement, are set as modes from the end of the reach and hit symbol change to the final display. In the case of a hit, after the hit symbol is definitely displayed, the number of rounds is displayed according to the progress of the special game, and the end of the special game is notified to the player. In steps S17 and S18, data for display of the normal symbol and the number of normal symbol operation reserved balls are created. In step S19, control of the special winning device 40, such as opening and closing of the special winning opening opening and closing shutter, is performed. In step S20, the control of a rotating disk motor (not shown) is performed. Step S2
In 1, the timer for controlling the opening time of the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 41, the special symbol variation time, the ordinary symbol variation time, and the like is subtracted. In step S22, a command for managing special symbols displayed on the special symbol display device 33 (LCD) is input and output.

Here, a special symbol drive module showing an example of a common module common to the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This special symbol drive module is shown in FIG.
Is called and executed in the middle of step S15, and is one of a plurality of modules used in the processing of step S15. When the process is started, the shift counter is updated (step S50). here,
The special symbol variation table distribution table top address, the special symbol variation table top address, and the like are obtained. Next, the shift counter is corrected (step S51). Here, special symbol update data top address acquisition, display pointer top, symbol number acquisition, shift counter limit table address acquisition, shift counter limit value acquisition using display pointer as an offset, shift counter and limit value comparison, shift counter small For example, the next symbol check, the corrected shift counter is compared with the limit value, and the shift counter is corrected. Finally, the symbol pointer is updated (step S52). Here, the symbol pointer is set to "+
1) Update, if the number is smaller than the number of symbols, check the next symbol, clear the symbol pointer, etc. After the end of step S52, the process returns. As an example of the one-line command sentence of this special symbol drive module, the shift counter update process is performed by executing “37
88: STA B 03, Y "(source program list) or" F47A 18E703 "(object program list).

A CR machine program module showing an example of a non-common module unique to the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This CR machine program module is called and executed at the beginning of step S15 in FIG. 11. First, it is determined whether or not the jackpot probability is high (step S100). Normal symbol fluctuation time table at the time of normal of FIG. 9,
The data of the normal electric accessory opening time table at normal time and the special symbol change table at high probability are read (step S101), a big hit determination process (step S103) is performed, and the process returns. On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S100, the normal time data, that is, the normal time special symbol fluctuation time table in FIG. 9, the normal time normal symbol fluctuation time table,
Then, the data of the normal electric accessory opening time table at the normal time is read (step S102), the big hit determination processing (step S104) is performed, and the process returns. Since the jackpot determination process is well known, it is omitted here. Although the big hit determination process (step S103) and the big hit determination process (step S104) in this module are almost the same, the big hit probability is different (1/250 and 1
/ 25), a part of the processing is different correspondingly, and the details are well-known and therefore will be omitted. When the special symbol displayed on the special symbol display device 33 stops at a specific symbol in this way, so-called probability fluctuation is entered, and with this module, the jackpot probability is increased by 10 times, and the continuity of the jackpot is increased. 16 big wins 45 each time
On the other hand, in the case of a small hit, the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 41 is opened for a predetermined time, and an explosive force is generated in the ball.

As described above, the pachinko machine 1 is a CR machine, but can be changed to a cash machine (not shown) for starting a game by inserting cash (for example, 500 yen coin). Here, the cash machine (not shown) has the same mechanical configuration as the pachinko machine 1, but is provided with a cash input unit (not shown: also called a ball lending machine) instead of the prepaid card unit 22, The same applies to the hardware, except that the non-common program module of the program is replaced with a cash machine program module having a time saving function. Therefore, the common configuration is omitted, and a cash machine program module specific to a cash machine (not shown) will be described with reference to FIG. In this module, it is first determined whether or not it is during working hours (step S20
0), if the judgment is affirmative, the time saving data is read, that is, the special symbol variation time table during normal time and the normal electric accessory opening time table during time saving shown in FIG. 9 are read (step S201); Special symbol fluctuation time table at normal time, Normal symbol fluctuation time table at normal time,
Then, the normal electric accessory opening time table is read (step S202), and after step S201 or S202, a big hit determination process (step S203) is performed, and the process returns. Since the jackpot determination process is well known, it is omitted here. Thus, according to this module, the lottery time of the ordinary symbols displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 27 is shortened (so-called time saving), and the opening time of the first-type starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 41 is extended. It can also be done, and the ball will last longer.

The operation of changing the program from the pachinko machine 1 (CR machine) to a cash machine (not shown) will be described.
The non-common module shown in (a) can be changed with a slight modification such as changing from the CR machine program module shown in FIG. 13 (a) to the cash machine program module shown in FIG. 13 (b). This is because the address of the common module is unchanged or hardly changed.
When changing from the pachinko machine 1 (CR machine) to a cash machine with a time-saving function, the special symbol variation time table at the time of the high probability at the end of the data table in FIG. 9 may be deleted. In addition,
When changing from the pachinko machine 1 (CR machine) to a cash machine without the time saving function, the three tables in the latter half of the data table of FIG. The symbol variation time table and the special symbol variation time table at the time of high probability may be deleted, and both can be easily changed.

The processing flow of the game program of the cash machine (not shown) is the same as the flow chart showing the entire processing of the game program of the CR machine shown in FIG. 11, and the structure of an example of the module is shown in FIGS. It will be described with reference to FIG.
In this case, the structural aspects of the module are illustrated in more detail than in the case of the aforementioned CR machine. In these drawings, alphabets in the blocks indicate abbreviations of the processing, and symbols such as 1-2 written on the right shoulder of the blocks indicate module groups and branch numbers. It is. FIGS. 14 and 15 show the connection relationship between modules in a hierarchical structure (tree diagram). Here, the four modules in the upper part of FIG. 14 are parent modules, that is, level 1, and the modules subordinate to them are: , A child module, that is, level 2, and a block consisting of only numbers below the child module indicates a subordinate grandchild module, that is, level 3. Some modules are subordinate to the grandchild module, but are not shown. 17 to FIG.
A list of submodules selected for a level 2 or level 3 module. The number above the module block is the serial identification number of the module, and the number below the module block is the identification of the subordinate module. Indicates a number. Note that the cash machine determination process, which is a non-common module in FIG.
Is executed by being called by a normal symbol management process (NOMMNG) shown in FIG.

First, in the main module shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the program start (START), initialization (VIRINIT), main processing (MAINTOP), and reset waiting loop processing (E)
(NDLOP) modules are generated. The main processing of these is the OC11 setting (O
C1SET), output processing (POUT), constant speed random number update processing (RNDMAK), switch reading processing (SWI)
N), prize monitoring processing (BALCNT), specific area check processing (TRYCHK), count check processing (CN)
TCHK), prize ball control processing (PAYMNG), error monitoring processing (ERRMNG), LCD control command setting processing (CODESET), timer subtraction processing (TMRMNG),
Rotating wheel motor control processing (MOTOR), winning opening control processing (OPNCHK), ordinary electric accessory control processing (ACTM)
NG), normal symbol management processing (NOMMNG), special symbol drive processing (MAKMNG), special symbol management processing (TOK)
MNG) modules.

As shown in FIG. 16, the above-described interrupt processing is configured so that a timer output compare 1 interrupt processing (TOC11SR) is generated when an interrupt occurs. This timer output compare 1 interrupt processing (TO
C11SR) is an LCD command output process (LCDOU)
T), dynamic LED output processing (DYNOUT),
It is composed of a sound effect output process (MUSOUT).

Further, when the sub-modules are enumerated, as shown in FIG. 17 to FIG.
NDMAK2), counter update processing (CNTUP: general-purpose module), sound effect selection processing (MUSSET), sound effect preparation processing (MUSRDY), output creation processing (OUTM
AK), lamp output creation processing (LMPMAK), game effect lamp output creation processing (WAKMAK), LED output creation processing (LEDMAK), information set processing (PP1MA)
K), lamp / LED data creation processing (BLTDRV:
General-purpose module), special design acquisition process (DIGSE)
T), first-class start-up winning determination processing (TGOCHK), special winning opening opening processing (TOPN), special winning opening closing processing (TC
LS), continuation check processing (TNXT), jackpot end processing (TENO), fluctuation time reduction determination processing (TRTN),
Pass / fail judgment processing (MCHK), block copy processing (BL
KCPY: general-purpose module), high-speed fluctuation time setting process (MTMR), left symbol rewriting process (MVA1), symbol rewriting process (MVA10: general-purpose module), left symbol deceleration process (MVA1S), symbol deceleration process (MVA1SO: general-purpose module) , Right symbol rewriting process (MVB1), left / right simultaneous deceleration process (MVAB), left symbol stop process (MVA2), right symbol stop process (MVB2), reach determination process (MRJ)
G), middle symbol rewriting process (MVC1), middle symbol deceleration process (MVC1S), middle symbol stop process (MVC2), special symbol determination process (MJDG), reach selection process (RSE)
L), reach distribution processing (RPRA), short reach fluctuation processing (RST1), medium symbol stop transition processing (RNM)
1) Reach variable speed switching process (RGEN), during-reach symbol comparison process (RCCHK: general-purpose module), hit symbol passing process (RTHR), data set process (DTSE)
T: general-purpose module), normal symbol operation gate passage determination processing (GOMNG), normal symbol start processing (NRM00)
0), normal symbol data set processing (NRM100), 2
Byte subtraction processing (DBLDEC: general-purpose module), title screen / error screen processing (MDRCO), symbol variation screen processing (MDRC1), hit line blink setting processing (MDRSB2), reach line setting processing (MDRSB)
1), jackpot screen processing (MDRC2), and command bucket parity addition (MKBCC). Here, the general-purpose module means a module commonly used for the main module, that is, a module used twice or more.

The above is an example of the module structure. Another type of module structure will be described with reference to FIG.
The feature of this module is that two or more non-common modules are provided. The main module has a three-layer structure of level 1, level 2, and level 3, and there are three levels. That is, the common module and the non-common module are arranged at the level 2 or the level 3 so as to form a hierarchical structure below the main module. The module X of the main module calls and executes the common module B, calls and executes the common module D, and calls and executes the common module H during the processing. The level 2 common module A calls and executes a common module E and a non-common module. The common module D calls and executes the common modules R and S and the non-common module. In common module H,
The common modules V, W, X, and Y are called and executed.
It is to be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described hierarchical structure, and can be variously configured. For example, at level 1 to level 3,
That is, there is a configuration in which there is a possibility that the lower module is not called. In some cases, a common module may be called from a non-common module, or a non-common module may be called from a common module.

As described above, the change from the pachinko machine 1 (CR machine) to the cash machine has been described. However, the change from the cash machine to the CR machine may be performed in a reverse procedure to the above, and the description thereof is omitted. .

According to the embodiment described above,
When changing the model, the non-common module can be reworked and the address of the common module of other models does not change, and it can be diverted almost as it is, so it is only necessary to rewrite the non-common program module of the game program, The man-hour of the game program can be significantly reduced. At this time, even if all the non-common modules need not be reworked, only a part of the data area needs to be changed, which has the effect of further reducing the number of steps. Also, the rewriting of the manual of the pachinko machine 1 may be performed only by the non-common module, and the manual creation time can be significantly reduced. Note that this manual may span hundreds of pages, and is specifically attached to a certification application that is prepared in accordance with the rules concerning the recognition of gaming machines and the verification of model types. . The program related to control or data processing related to each function operation is described, and the description column of the ROM includes the number, usage, storage capacity, used area, and stored contents (game program configuration, source program, used data ), Model name, manufacturer, and special instructions must be provided. In addition, the operation requires a huge amount of description and requires a great deal of work. However, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to divert the instruction manual of another model, and the time for creating the instruction manual is significantly reduced.

Although the present embodiment has been described above, it is obvious that the configuration of the present invention can be appropriately modified without departing from the technical idea of the present invention, and such a modification is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Belong to. For example, the present invention can be applied to various types of ball game machines, such as so-called right articles, wings, models called arrangement balls, general electric players, and other arcade game machines. In addition, although a module that can be changed from a CR machine to a cash machine with a time saving function or a cash machine without a time saving function has been described, a module that can be changed from another machine to a different machine is also conceivable.
For example, it is possible to change from a time-saving cash machine to a cash machine without time reduction, or from a CR machine with time saving to a CR machine without time saving. In addition, the cash machine or the cash machine with time reduction can be changed to various cash machines such as a probability varying cash machine. This probability variation cash machine enters a probability variation state when a big hit occurs with a specific symbol, the hit probability (small hit probability) of the ordinary symbol display device 27 is improved (the big hit probability does not increase), and the first type with a starting device is provided. Starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 41
Is frequently opened. The modification work in these cases is also based on the above description, and a person skilled in the art can carry out the modification, so the description is omitted. Further, in the present embodiment, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a mode between other models.

[0044]

According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention,
This has the effect of reducing the number of steps of the game program required for changing the model and facilitating the creation of various manuals relating to the game program.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement of boards of each accessory attached to the game board.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a game ball path on the back of the game board and switch mounting.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic control device of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a special symbol control unit and peripheral devices of the electronic control device.

FIG. 8 is an address map of the electronic control device of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a table stored in a data area of the electronic control device of the embodiment.

10A is a structural example of a source program or an object program of a game program, FIG. 10B is a structural example of a first comparative example, and FIG. 10C is a structural example of a second comparative example.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing overall processing of a game program executed by the electronic control device of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a special symbol drive module which is one of common program modules of a game program executed by the electronic control device of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment.

13A is a flowchart of a CR machine program module which is a non-common program module of a game program executed by the electronic control device of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, and FIG. 13B is executed by the electronic control device of the cash machine. It is a flowchart of the cash machine program module which is a non-common program module of a game program to be executed.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram (part 1) illustrating a structure of a main module of a cash machine game program according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a second block diagram showing the structure of the main module of the game program for the cash machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a structure of a timer interrupt module of a game program of the cash machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram (part 1) illustrating a structure of a submodule of a game program for a cash machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram (part 2) showing a structure of a sub-module of a game program of the cash machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram (No. 3) showing a structure of a submodule of a game program for a cash machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram (part 4) showing a structure of a sub-module of a game program for a cash machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram (No. 5) showing the structure of the submodule of the game program for the cash machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a structure of a module of another mode of the game program of the cash machine of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 24 Game board 25 Gaming area 26 Center character 27 Ordinary symbol display device 32 Liquid crystal display panel 33 Special symbol display device 34 Left symbol display area 35 Medium symbol display area 36 Right symbol display area 40 Big prize winning device 41 First type Starting port (ordinary electric accessory) 42 Specific area opening / closing shutter 43 Specific area 44 Specific area outside area 45 Big winning opening 111 Main board 113 Launcher control board 116 Launcher control relay board 117 Launcher unit 118 Frame status display 119 Frame Control board 122 Power supply terminal board 123 Terminal board 130 Electronic control unit 140 Main control unit 141 CPU 142 RAM 143 ROM 144 Input / output interface 145 Bus 146 Counter 150 Frame control unit 160 Special symbol control unit 161 CPU 162 RAM 163 ROM 16 VDP 166 output port 169 bus bus 167 D / A converter 168 liquid crystal display panel

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game machine comprising a plurality of program modules for dividing the game content of a game machine for each function, the program module comprising: a common program module common to a model of the game machine; and a specific model of the game machine. A computer-readable recording medium for a gaming machine, which stores a game program that is configured by separating the common program module into addresses before the non-common program module. 2. The non-common data specific to a specific model of the gaming machine when the gaming machine functions as a different program module due to a different data table even if the gaming program is the same. A computer-readable recording medium recording data having a structure in which a table is located behind an address of a common data table common to a model of a gaming machine. 3. In a gaming machine using a computer, a plurality of program modules obtained by dividing the game content of the gaming machine for each function, a common program module common to the model of the gaming machine, and identification of the gaming machine A first storage unit that separates the non-common program module into non-common program modules specific to the model, and stores the common program module in an address before the non-common program module, and data specific to a specific model of the gaming machine. And a second storage means provided with a data table including the data table.